Concerned that
government nuclear weapons policies and practices threaten the lives and health of
millions of protected persons, mostly non-combatants, and the very survival of the planet;

Noting that international law applicable in armed conflict
prohibits the use of weapons which are indiscriminate, cause unnecessary suffering,
violate neutral territory, or cause longterm and severe damage to the environment, and
that international law also prohibits the threat or use of force except in limited
circumstances of self defence;

Noting further that these prohibitions are derived from both
customary international law, which is universally binding, and from specific treaties to
which the U.S. is a party, including the Geneva and Hague Conventions and the United
Nations Charter;

Recalling that the application of this body of law to nuclear
weapons was reaffirmed by the International Court of Justice
in its advisory opinion rendered on July 8, 1996 in which it,
ipso facto, concluded that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be
contrary to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, and in particular
the principles and rules of humanitarian law;

Recalling also that the court concluded unanimously that there
exists an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations
leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international
control;

Noting that each Trident submarine carries up to 24 missiles
with five warheads of 100 - 450 kilotons explosive force, that each warhead is 5 - 25
times the explosive force of the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and that it
would be impossible to use such a weapons system without violating the laws of warfare;

Believing that the deployment of such weapons systems during
peacetime, and their maintenance on alert status, constitutes a threat of use of such
weapons inconsistent with the conclusions of the International Court of Justice;

Noting that the U.S. government has made no efforts to amend its
nuclear weapons policy or practice in light of the conclusions of the International Court
of Justice;

Believing that the use of federal funds for the Trident system
makes U.S. taxpayers unwillingly complicit in crimes of a most serious nature;

Recognizing that citizens have a right under Article VII of the
Nuremberg Principles to ensure that violations of international law are not carried out on
their behalf;

Therefore conclude that there is a right for U.S. citizens to
inspect such facilities to determine whether their operation is in violation of
international and domestic law.